The question
What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A verbatim standing question in The Guardian's rotating Q&A questionnaire, documented across respondents and years.
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People who think they’re always right.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗
Lying. Let’s not call it “untruthful.” Or “factually inaccurate.” I don’t even call it bullshit, because I like bulls. And bulls need to shit. So you can’t hold that against them. Let’s call it what it is: lying.
The inability to listen.
Willful ignorance.
Superiority. I shrink when I’m around people who act superior, whether it’s due to authority or intellect. I almost become mute.
Actress, mother, grandmother.
Loved you in Dallas.
Well, I’m always right.
I was 15 working in Boots on Barnet High Street and it was terrifying. At coffee break you had to know whose cup was whose, and taking the wrong cup was a crime. I’ve met bitches, but I tell you they started out in Boots in Barnet.
None. I love reading, and I read a good book and a bad book at the same time.
Becoming deaf and blind, which is what happened to my father.
Rose Tremain, Anthony Hopkins, Meghan Trainor, Erin O'Connor, Alex Lawther, Elton John
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